Desiccant

Desiccant: A chemical agent that absorbs moisture; some desiccants are capable of drying out plants or insects, causing death.
Design Capacity: The average daily flow that a treatment plant or other facility is designed to accommodate.

desiccant
Drying agent.
In agriculture, a substance used for drying up plants and facilitating their mechanical harvesting.
desorption
Opposite of adsorption; a decrease in the amount of adsorbed substance.

desiccant A drying agent which is capable of removing or absorbing moisture from the atmosphere in a small enclosure.
desiccation A process used to thoroughly dry air; removal of virtually all moisture from air.

Substances or mixture thereof intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Also, any substance or mixture intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
Definition source
US EPA.

A substance intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Also, any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant.
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See also: Environmental, Pollution, Environment, Water, Pesticide